Plain unlined gauze gown
Medium:Silk
Date:Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)
Dimensions: length: 128cm; width with sleeves: 190cm
Origin: Excavated from Han Tomb No.1, Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province,1972
The gown, consisting of a jacket and a straight skirt, has a crossed collar, and a flap extending diagonally from left to right. It is hemmed with brocade with piled circles in a geometric pattern. The gauze weighs only 49g.